A．volunteer B．qualify

C．contribute D．donate

(32) Which of the following is a shared feature of the sleepless elite? A．They are much thinner than most people． B．They ignore all physical and emotional pains． C．They surf the Internet almost six hours a day． D．They always think positive in face of difficulties．

Passage Three

Most people think women are more affected when a relationship hits a rocky patch．According to a new study on over 1,000 break-ups，it is the opposite．Research from the Wake Forest University in the USA suggests men have a much harder time dealing with the low points．Lead researcher Robin Simon said：“Common wisdom says that women are more hurt by problems in a relationship，but we found that the disadvantages of strain are exaggerated for the men．”She added：“Men are more sensitive than we often think they are．”Simon and her co-researchers discovered that men often put a brave face on problems they have with their partner but inside，they feel more emotional pain than women．

The research also showed how differently men and women dealt with problems．Women show their feelings more by crying and talking about how they feel．Men find this hard to do because they need to be“masculine”and men don?t cry．Instead，they turn to the bottle or look for escape by using drugs．Ms．Simon said the more relationship problems a guy went through，the more likely he was to become dependent on alcohol or drugs．They make the pain go away through substance abuse rather than talking．Simon said things are changing and that more and more men are opening up． She said guys these daysare more likely to have divorced parents and“this might make them more sensitive to the ups and downs of a relationship”and be more emotionally aware．

(33) Which of the following best expresses the main idea of the passage? A．Men are hurt more in rocky relationships． B．Women are hurt more in marriage break-ups． C．Men and women are equally hurt in break-ups.

D．Women are more emotionally aware than men．

(34)What does the phrase“a rocky patch”at the beginning of the passage mean? A．A bad mood． B．A difficult time． C．A sensitive period．

D．A mountaineering accident．

(35)According to the lead researcher， ． A．women have more difficulty dealing with break-ups B．men are very insensitive to emotional problems C．men try to cover up their real emotions

D．women are more sensitive than previously thought

(36)It is stated in the passage that men deal with emotional problems 21

A．in the same way as women B．with tears and sadness

C．by breaking bottles into pieces D．by using alcohol and drugs

(37)Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Men drink alcohol to escape from emotional pain． B．There is a 1ink between break-ups and drug use． C．Divorced men are more sensitive nowadays． D．Guys these days are more emotionally aware．

Passage Four

The New York Times has reported on a problem that many of us have but are not aware of—Internet addiction．According to reporter Tara Parker-Pope，millions of us are addicted to being online．She says this is a growing problem that is making us more forgetful and impatient．Ms．Parker-Pope writes about various reports highlighting how technology is changing people. In one，she quotes cyber-psychologist Dr．Elias Aboujaode who says：“More and more，life is resembling the chat room.?? He said we are living in“virtual lifestyles”which are negatively affecting our real-life relationships．Nicki Dowling，a clinical psychologist from Melbourne University in Australia，concluded in a recent study that 10 percent of young people had what she called “Internet dependence.”

Tara Parker-Pope quizzed experts in this field on what the signs are of being overly absorbed in technology．She came up with seven indicators of “tech overload．”The first is whether you check your e-mail before doing other things．Another telltale sign is if you always anticipate and look forward to your next online visit—a sure sign of dependence and addiction．The third point is if you say，“just a few more minutes”when someone wants you．Parker-Pope found your interaction with others also says a lot about how important the Internet is，compared with your family and friends．Do you lie about how much time you spend online or choose to surf the Net instead of going out with others? Other giveaways include the“online lift”that stops you being unhappy，and when others complain about you always being online.

(38)Which of the following can be the title of this passage?

A．Internet Addiction—A Growing Problem．

B．Virtual Lifestyles in Chat Rooms． C．Indicators of Internet Dependence．

D．Importance of the Internet．

(39)According to Tara Parker-Pope，millions of people______．

A．have realized the problem of Internet addiction B．are unable to stop their habit of staying online C．have become more patient and careful online

D．welcome the changes brought about by technology

(40)What does Dr．Elias Aboujaode think of the virtual lifestyles that we are living in?

A．They change the place where people talk．

B．They make people dependent more on the Internet。 C．They have negative effect on real-life relationships．

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D．They make more people interested in online studies． (41)Which of the following is NOT a sign of Internet addiction? A．Checking e-mail before doing anything else． B．Expecting all the time the next online visit．

C．Surfing the Net instead of going out with others． D．Preferring the company of family and friends．

Section B

Directions：In this section，you are required to read several excerpts from newspapers and／or magazines．These excerpts are followed by four questions or unfinished statements，each with four suggested answers A，B，C and D．Choose the best answer and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet．

Excerpt 1：

Sales of e-readers surged during the Christmas holiday season，according to a Pew Research Center report，which showed that the number of adults in the United States who owned tablets nearlv doubled from mid-December to early January．

Excerpt 2：

Apple，based in Cupertino，California，controls 73 percent of the market，while Samsung Electronics Co．，Sony Corp．and Toshiba Corp．are among companies making constant improvements on tablets without bringing services that cut into the market share，Sarah Rotman Epps, an analyst at Forrester，said in the report．

Excerpt 3：

Under Square?s year-long pilot program，an iPad would be installed in the space where Taxi TVs currently sit，and the driver would have an iPhone to process credit-card payments．The technology would allow drivers to accept a passenger?s card at any point during the ride，then enter the amount later．The system charges drivers less in credit card transaction fees than the current rates．

Exrerpt 4：

When Apple introduced the iPad tablet computer in 20 10，it was doing what it likes to do best：creating a new category to dominate，as it had done with the iPod and iPhone．By the end of the year，the company had sold nearly 15 million iPads，generating about $9.5 billion in revenue． Just two years later，the chief executive of Apple，Timothy D．Cook, has a prediction：the day will come when tablet devices like the Apple iPad outsell traditional personal computers．

Excerpt 5：

Apple has made its first attempt to quantify how many American jobs can be credited to the sale of its iPads and other products, a group that includes the Apple engineers who design the devices and the drivers who deliver them—even the people who build the trucks that get them there．

On Friday，the company published the results of a study it commissioned saying that it

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had“created or supported\ 514，000 American jobs． The study is an effort to show that Apple’s benefit to the American job market goes far beyond the 47，000 people it directly employs here．

Excerpt 6：

People who read e-book on tablets like the iPad are realizing that while a book on a black-and-white Kindle is straightforward and immersive，a tablet offers a menu of distractions that can fragment the reading experience，or stop it in its tracks．

E-mail lurks tantalizingly within reach．Looking up a tricky word or unknown fact in the book is easily accomplished through a quick Google search．And if a book starts to drag，giving up on it to stream a movie over Netflix or scroll through your Twitter feed is only a few taps away．

(42)What is said about Apple Inc．with its tablet devices like iPads? A．It doubled its sale of e-readers during the Christmas season． B．It controls 73 percent of the tablet device market． C．It charges customers less in credit card transaction fees． D．It has long been selling its traditional personal computers．

(43)Which of the following choices involves the creation of tablet devices and its possible

replacement of Taxi TVs? A．Excerpt 1 and Excerpt 5 B．Excerpt 3 and Excerpt 4 C．Excerpt 2 and Excerpt 6 D．Excerpt 3 and Excerpt 5

(44)Tablet devices can miraculously perform many functions but they also cause the problem of

Taxu TVs?

A．its rivals succeeding in cutting into the market share B．failing to process credit-card payments with an iPhone C．e-book readers being distracted from their normal reading D．misleading the trucks that get them to the tablet market

(45)It can be inferred from one of the excerpts that a successful company should take the social

responsibility of______． A．filing reports to the agencies like Pew Research Center B．installing its products in the space where Taxi TVs sit

C．predicting the trends in product design and manufacturing

D．creating more jobs for people to be involved in its business operation

Part IV Cloze(10 minutes，10 points)

Directions：In this part，there is a passage with ten blanks．For each blank there are four choices marked A，B，C and D．Choose the best ansxoer for each blank and mark your answer on the Answer Sheet．

Scientists say they have found key clues into how long we will live. One of them is a(46)_____handshake．British researchers believe a strong grip is not just a sign of confidence but also an(47) _____ of longevity．Lead author Dr．Rachel Cooper，of University College London，said her study looked into 33 different reports on the strength of handshakes．The research(48)____ more than 50，000 men and women and spanned 40 years．Dr．Cooper

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